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Aug. 14th, 2021 08:52 amI don't know how much bitching and moaning I've done on here about it, but some of you might know that I hate my neighbor's dogs. She had three pit bulls or pit mixes, one of which is now a senior dog and stays indoors most of the time. The other two are just awful, and the female had puppies a couple of months ago and got exponentially worse as a result. (WHY ISN'T SHE SPAYED) The male wound up being confined to a run, since he'd routinely break his lead to chase cars and people. The female is allowed to roam at large, and has decided that my front yard, mailbox, and the road to the north of her own yard is all hers, and will charge me whenever she sees me.
They're both pretty reactive and will start barking at the slightest provocation. The male would boredom bark for HOURS at night. I worried about our ability to leave the windows open this winter with all the nighttime noise, and I worried about what might happen if one of the cats escaped again, since Nana likes to go out and will try to slip out the door.
But the good news is that my neighbor stopped me this morning at the end of my run. Her dog had just spotted me and come running, so she came out to get it and let me know that the male was already gone, and the female is being rehomed today. HALLELUJAH! I can't tell you what a relief it is to not have to deal with them.
I did wonder if she was going to get rid of them, because she's mentioned a couple of times to me that she doesn't even like them that much, and hasn't been able to train them. I thought perhaps her boyfriend liked the dogs and maybe he was pressuring her to keep them.
Anyway, my life just got a whole lot better and I'm grateful for it. And I wanted to share that here.
It's not that I hate dogs that much, though I'm not a fan of canines. A lot of people have well-behaved dogs, and they take steps to make sure their pets aren't a bother to other people. If your dog is behind its own fence and stays in its yard, I have zero problems with it. I'm not thrilled by barking, but I guess no one is. I know people might think it's weird how much I like cats, but then, my cats don't attack the mail carrier.
I also don't think it was just me, though she said she didn't like how her dogs chased me. I'm pretty sure the mail carriers, Amazon drivers, garbage collectors, and some of the other folks who're out here on business don't appreciate it either.
My birthday's tomorrow, and while we're not doing anything specifically on Sunday, I may do a special dinner on Monday after I go shopping. Since I share a birthday with Julia Child, I like preparing one of her dishes to celebrate. One of these days I'm going to get a copy of her cookbook, preferably an old one. I often pick her justly famous beouf bourguignon but this year I'm looking at chicken in mushroom cream sauce. I know there's a ton of recipes for that, but people seem to rave about Julia's version.
They're both pretty reactive and will start barking at the slightest provocation. The male would boredom bark for HOURS at night. I worried about our ability to leave the windows open this winter with all the nighttime noise, and I worried about what might happen if one of the cats escaped again, since Nana likes to go out and will try to slip out the door.
But the good news is that my neighbor stopped me this morning at the end of my run. Her dog had just spotted me and come running, so she came out to get it and let me know that the male was already gone, and the female is being rehomed today. HALLELUJAH! I can't tell you what a relief it is to not have to deal with them.
I did wonder if she was going to get rid of them, because she's mentioned a couple of times to me that she doesn't even like them that much, and hasn't been able to train them. I thought perhaps her boyfriend liked the dogs and maybe he was pressuring her to keep them.
Anyway, my life just got a whole lot better and I'm grateful for it. And I wanted to share that here.
It's not that I hate dogs that much, though I'm not a fan of canines. A lot of people have well-behaved dogs, and they take steps to make sure their pets aren't a bother to other people. If your dog is behind its own fence and stays in its yard, I have zero problems with it. I'm not thrilled by barking, but I guess no one is. I know people might think it's weird how much I like cats, but then, my cats don't attack the mail carrier.
I also don't think it was just me, though she said she didn't like how her dogs chased me. I'm pretty sure the mail carriers, Amazon drivers, garbage collectors, and some of the other folks who're out here on business don't appreciate it either.
My birthday's tomorrow, and while we're not doing anything specifically on Sunday, I may do a special dinner on Monday after I go shopping. Since I share a birthday with Julia Child, I like preparing one of her dishes to celebrate. One of these days I'm going to get a copy of her cookbook, preferably an old one. I often pick her justly famous beouf bourguignon but this year I'm looking at chicken in mushroom cream sauce. I know there's a ton of recipes for that, but people seem to rave about Julia's version.
